Villa Katherine

The Villa Katherine

Located on 3rd Street between State and Payson is the Villa Katherine Park containing the Villa Katherine, a Moroccan-style mansion that now also houses Quincy’s Tourist Information Center. George Metz, a Quincy businessman, built the mansion in 1900 after a visit to Morocco.

If you go to the Villa Katherine at the right time of year, you can see many different flowers in bloom on its grounds. Also, since it is perched on the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi, you canget excellent views of the river below.

Inside you can find the tourist information center, and for a small fee, you can tour the mansion.

The Villa Katherine certainly is the gem of "Gem City." To find out more information on the Villa Katherine, visit its official website here. To see a picture of the Villa Katherine before it was restored, click here.

The Villa Katherine at dusk.

To head immediately east on State Street, click here. To continue exploring the rest of Quincy, click on one of the links below.

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